Cryptocurrencies In Italy, the MEF rules are arriving.
The Ministerial Decree of 13 January 2022 of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, entitled "Methods and timing with which providers of services relating to the use of virtual currency he digital wallet service providers They are required to communicate their operations on the national territory as well as forms of cooperation between the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the police forces.’
This is the first register for the exchange and i e-wallet providers operational at national level.
To understand what exchanges are, it is enough to know that, once issued, virtual currencies can be bought or sold on an exchange platform (so-called. exchange platform) using legal tender (e.g. EUR, USD, etc.).
A cryptocurrency wallet is a secure digital wallet used to store, send and receive digital currency such as Bitcoin, Ethereum etc.
For the first time in Italy, a system will be established to catalogue cryptocurrency operators, requiring mandatory registration and subsequent reporting of transactions involving virtual currency to the OAM.
The register is established at the’Organization of Credit Agents and Mediators (OAM) within 90 days of its entry into force.
Who will have to register in the appropriate register?
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